Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine vs dooryard sowbug

Atherurus macrourus compared with Porcellio laevis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine	dooryard sowbug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Hystricidae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Atherurus	Porcellio
Species	Atherurus macrourus	Porcellio laevis

Evolutionary Relationship

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine and dooryard sowbug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

LC — Least Concern

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine	dooryard sowbug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine

The Asiatic brush-tailed porcupine (Atherurus macrourus) is a species in the genus Atherurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.